Towns & cities · South East England
Medmenham
Medmenham — village in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Henley-on-Thames · 4.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Medmenham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 936 people. Address: SL7. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.5540°, -0.8380°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Medmenham () is a village and civil parish in south-west Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the River Thames, about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Marlow and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Henley-on-Thames. The parish also includes Danesfield, a housing estate predominantly for RAF officers, although families of other ranks from the RAF, Royal Navy and British Army also live there.
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Background
Description
The village includes some old timber framed brick and flint cottages and some estate workers cottages built at the beginning of the 20th century from local chalk rock. The Church of England parish church of Saint Peter was heavily restored in 1839. The Dog and Badger Inn on the A4155 road dates from late in the 16th century, the name having been transferred from the inn at Hambleden which was renamed the Stag and Huntsman. The village lane ends at the Old Ferry crossing which ceased to be used after the Second World War. It was where the Thames towpath crossed from the Buckinghamshire to Berkshire bank of the river. On the towpath beside the former ferry crossing stands the large Medmenham…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5540, -0.8380
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Medmenham
- Postcode
- SL7
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wycombe
- Population
- 936
- Nearest railway station
- Henley-on-Thames — 4.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q592123 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Medmenham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ferry Lane, Medmenham - geograph.org.uk - 963316.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Medmenham?
- Medmenham is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SL7), in the parish of Medmenham.
- Is Medmenham a protected site?
- Yes — Medmenham is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Medmenham free to visit?
- Yes, Medmenham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Medmenham?
- The nearest railway station is Henley-on-Thames, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL7.